Monthly Archives: November 2015

nvt. A generous heart, charity, alms, donation; to give freely and willingly; gratis, free, benevolent, beneficent. hoʻo.manawa.leʻa Caus/sim. Yesterday, I had the good fortune of participating in a fundraiser for a Hawaiʻi Island firefighter who was injured in a swimming … Continue reading →

vs. Satisfied after eating, full, satisfying; to have eaten, to eat one’s fill. Are you “over it”? Did you walk around yesterday so full that you couldn’t even imagine eating anything else? Only to grab yourself a piece of pie? … Continue reading →

nvt. Meal, dinner, small party with dinner; to eat a pāʻina. Yesterday, we learned the word for feast: ʻahaʻaina. Today’s word can be used for those who do a smaller scale celebration on Thanksgiving: pāʻina. Just a simple meal. You can … Continue reading →

nvi. Feast, dinner party, banquet; to feast, Lit., meal gathering. Many types of ʻahaʻaina are listed below. hō.ʻaha.ʻaina To feast, give a feast. Still on that Thanksgiving theme, homes throughout the U.S. will be having an ʻahaʻaina this week. A feast! Now I am not … Continue reading →

1. Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo). Lit., swollen swelling. Since this is the week that many people in Hawaiʻi celebrate Thanksgiving, I thought I would provide some useful words for you to actually USE when you are preparing and partaking in your feast. Pelehū – … Continue reading →